Winter weather: NC school and community college closures, February 2026

This article will be updated once per day around 5 p.m. while school closures continue. School district and community college closures are determined based on the latest information found on district and community college websites, as well as their Twitter and Facebook accounts when applicable. Are we missing something? Let us know by emailing bhumphries@ednc.org.

On Monday, Feb. 2, every school district and community college in North Carolina closed or transitioned to remote learning, following a winter storm that covered the state with snow.

See below the current status of school district and community college operations.

School districts

• Alamance-Burlington School System will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Alexander County Schools will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Alleghany County Schools will be remote on Friday, Feb. 6.
• Anson County Schools will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Ashe County Schools will be remote on Thursday, Feb. 5, and Friday, Feb. 6.
• Asheboro City Schools will be closed on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Asheville City Schools will have a delayed start on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Avery County Schools will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Beaufort County Schools will be closed on Friday, Feb. 6.
• Bertie County Schools will operate normally on Friday, Feb. 6.
• Bladen County Schools will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Brunswick County Schools will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Buncombe County Schools will operate normally on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Burke County Schools will have a delayed start on Friday, Feb. 6.
• Cabarrus County Schools will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Caldwell County Schools will be closed on Friday, Feb. 6.
• Camden County Schools will operate normally on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Carteret County Public Schools will be remote on Friday, Feb. 6.
• Caswell County Schools will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Catawba County Schools will be closed on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will operate normally on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Chatham County Schools will have a delayed start on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Cherokee County Schools will have a delayed start on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Clay County Schools will have a delayed start on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Cleveland County Schools will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Clinton City Schools will be remote on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Columbus County Schools will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Craven County Schools will be remote on Friday, Feb. 6.
• Cumberland County Schools will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Currituck County Schools will have a delayed start on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Dare County Schools will have a delayed start at some schools on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Davidson County Schools will be closed on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Davie County Schools will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Duplin County Schools will be remote on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Durham Public Schools will operate normally on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Edenton-Chowan Public Schools will have a delayed start on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Edgecombe County Public Schools will operate normally on Friday, Feb. 6.
• Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools will have a delayed start on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Elkin City Schools will be closed on Friday, Feb. 6.
• Franklin County Schools will be remote on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Gaston County Schools will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Gates County Schools will have a delayed start on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Graham County Schools will have a delayed start on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Granville County Schools will have a delayed start on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Greene County Schools will be closed on Thursday, Feb. 5, and Friday, Feb. 6.
• Guilford County Schools will be remote on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Halifax County Schools will be remote on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Harnett County Schools will operate normally on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Haywood County Schools will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Henderson County Public Schools will have a delayed start on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Hertford County Public Schools will operate normally on Friday, Feb. 6.
• Hickory City Schools will be closed on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Hoke County Schools will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Hyde County Schools will be delayed or operating normally depending on the school on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Iredell-Statesville Schools will operate normally on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Jackson County Public Schools will have a delayed start on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Johnston County Public Schools will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Jones County Public Schools will be closed on Wednesday, Feb. 4, Thursday, Feb. 5., and Friday, Feb. 6.
• Kannapolis City Schools will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Lee County Schools will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Lenoir County Public Schools will be remote on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Lexington City Schools will be closed on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Lincoln County Schools will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Macon County Schools will have a delayed start on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Madison County Schools will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Martin County Schools will be remote on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• McDowell County Schools will have a delayed start on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Mitchell County Schools will have a delayed start on Friday, Feb. 6.
• Montgomery County Schools will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Moore County Schools will have a delayed start on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Mooresville Graded School District will operate normally on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Mount Airy City Schools will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Nash County Public Schools will operate normally on Friday, Feb. 6.
• New Hanover County Schools will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Newton-Conover City Schools will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Northampton County Schools will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Onslow County Schools will be remote on Friday, Feb. 6.
• Orange County Schools will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Pamlico County Schools will be closed on Friday, Feb. 6.
• Pender County Schools will operate normally on Friday, Feb. 6.
• Perquimans County Schools will operate normally on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Person County Schools will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Pitt County Schools will be closed on Friday, Feb. 6.
• Polk County Schools will have a delayed start on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Public Schools of Robeson County will operate normally on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Randolph County Schools will be remote on Friday, Feb. 6.
• Richmond County Schools will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Roanoke Rapids Graded School District will operate normally on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Rockingham County Schools will be closed on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Rowan-Salisbury Schools will be remote on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Rutherford County Schools will operate normally on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Sampson County Schools will be remote on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Scotland County Schools will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Stanly County Schools will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Stokes County Schools will be closed on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Surry County Schools will be closed on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Swain County Schools will have a delayed start on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Thomasville City Schools will be closed on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Transylvania County Schools will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Tyrrell County Schools will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Union County Public Schools will operate normally on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Vance County Schools will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Wake County Public School System will have a delayed start on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Warren County Schools will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Washington County Schools will be remote on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Watauga County Schools will be remote on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Wayne County Schools will be closed on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Weldon City Schools will be closed on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Whiteville City Schools will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Wilkes County Schools will be closed on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Wilson County Schools will operate normally on Friday, Feb. 6.
• Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools will be closed on Friday, Feb. 6.
• Yadkin County Schools will have a delayed start on Friday, Feb. 6.
• Yancey County Schools will have a delayed start on Friday, Feb. 6.

Community colleges

• Alamance Community College will have a delayed start on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College will have a delayed start on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Beaufort County Community College will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Bladen Community College will operate normally on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Blue Ridge Community College will operate normally on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Brunswick Community College will operate normally on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute will be closed on Tuesday, Feb. 3.
• Cape Fear Community College will operate normally on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Carteret Community College will operate normally on Friday, Feb. 6.
• Catawba Valley Community College will operate normally on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Central Carolina Community College will have a delayed start on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Central Piedmont Community College will operate normally on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Cleveland Community College will be closed on Tuesday, Feb. 3.
• Coastal Carolina Community College will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• College of The Albemarle will have a delayed on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Craven Community College will be closed through Sunday, Feb. 8.
• Davidson-Davie Community College will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Durham Technical Community College will operate normally on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Edgecombe Community College will be remote on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Fayetteville Technical Community College will be remote on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Forsyth Technical Community College will be remote on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Gaston College will have a delayed start on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Guilford Technical Community College will have a delayed start on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Halifax Community College will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Haywood Community College will have a delayed start on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Isothermal Community College will operate normally on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• James Sprunt Community College will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Johnston Community College will be closed on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Lenoir Community College will operate normally on Friday, Feb. 6.
• Martin Community College will be closed on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Mayland Community College will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• McDowell Technical Community College will have a delayed start on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Mitchell Community College will have a delayed start on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Montgomery Community College will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Nash Community College will have a delayed start on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Pamlico Community College will be remote on Thursday, Feb. 5, and Friday, Feb. 6.
• Piedmont Community College will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Pitt Community College will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Randolph Community College will operate normally on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Richmond Community College will operate normally on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Roanoke-Chowan Community College will operate normally on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Robeson Community College will operate normally on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Rockingham Community College will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Rowan-Cabarrus Community College will be remote on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Sampson Community College will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Sandhills Community College will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• South Piedmont Community College will operate normally on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Southeastern Community College will operate normally on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Southwestern Community College will operate normally on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Stanly Community College will be remote on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Surry Community College will be closed on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Tri-County Community College will be closed on Tuesday, Feb. 3.
• Vance-Granville Community College will operate normally on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Wake Technical Community College will operate normally on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Wayne Community College will have a delayed start on Thursday, Feb. 5.
• Western Piedmont Community College will operate normally on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Wilkes Community College will have a delayed start on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
• Wilson Community College will operate normally on Thursday, Feb. 5.

Are we missing something? Let us know by emailing bhumphries@ednc.org.